Photos: The Bruce Wells Collection - Warwick Farm - Part 4

[Steve Holmes]

I've been chomping at the bit to get started on this chapter of The Bruce Wells Collection. This entire chapter, containing 63 photos, is all based upon the Warwick Farm round of the 1966 Tasman Series, and features the Tasman cars, plus cars from the supporting touring car and sports car races.

There are also a few driver photos which I'll include, although some of these will double up in a special chapter I'm reserving as the very last update from Bruce Wells, which will only be photos of drivers.

Anyway, the Warwick Farm round of the '66 Tasman Series was won by Jim Clark in his Lotus, from Graham Hill's BRM, and Frank Gardner's Brabham, which is also how they lined up after qualifying.

[Steve Holmes]

Lets start with this spectacular shot, featuring Bob Jane, getting his E Type crossed up in one of the sports car races.

[Steve Holmes]

And from the same race, Ron Thorpe in the Cobra

[Steve Holmes]

Alfa GTZ2. Possibly Max Brunnington?

[Dale Harvey]

Not exactly sure of the driver but, the name you are trying get out is Brunninghausen not Brunnington. Close.

dale.

[Steve Holmes]

Not exactly sure of the driver but, the name you are trying get out is Brunninghausen not Brunnington. Close.

dale.

Yes you're correct Dale, slight brain lapse.

[Spgeti]

Hello Steve, according to Alfa romeo TZ book I believe this to be a TZ1 Chassis 750 061 to which Brunninghausen purchased in 1965. This car has a Double Bubble Roof due to Nabokow being very tall prior to being purchased. Brunninghausen purchased a TZ2 chassis 750 109 or 112 from Alex Mildren in 1967 to replace the TZ1

Alfa GTZ2. Possibly Max Brunnington?

[Steve Holmes]

More sports car photos to come, but here are a few touring car photos, including this great shot of a Lotus Cortina. Can anyone ID who this is? It kind of looks like Bob Jane driving, and remembering he destroyed his Mustang at Catalina Park in late 1965, did he revert back to the Cortina for 1966?

[Dale Harvey]

[QUOTE=Steve Holmes;28987]More sports car photos to come, but here are a few touring car photos, including this great shot of a Lotus Cortina. Can anyone ID who this is? It kind of looks like Bob Jane driving, and remembering he destroyed his Mustang at Catalina Park in late 1965, did he revert back to the Cortina for 1966?

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I reckon its Bob Jane.

Dale.

[Ellis]

More sports car photos to come, but here are a few touring car photos, including this great shot of a Lotus Cortina. Can anyone ID who this is? It kind of looks like Bob Jane driving, and remembering he destroyed his Mustang at Catalina Park in late 1965, did he revert back to the Cortina for 1966?

Same belt buckle , same brake ducts, same mirror
Longford

[Steve Holmes]

Any help to ID the Cooper S and Cortina drivers here would be great.

[Cooper997]

Any help to ID the Cooper S and Cortina drivers here would be great.

The 2 Cooper S in post 16 are probably the same race as the Steve Harvey one. Same for the Cortina and Cooper S after it.

#22 Rick W Radford/ dvr Ron Haylen Morris Cooper S 1275 White/Red. This is an Australian production Cooper S in Toga White with Burgundy Red roof.
#49 MacDonalds Tuning Service/dvr C MacDonald (Res) Morris Cooper S 1098 Red/Black. So this is a UK-built Cooper S, with the 1071cc based engine.

What I think is #45 Esso Service Centre Waterloo/dvr G MacDonald Ford Cortina GT (Res) 1498cc Blue.

#27 Humphrey's Golden Fleece S/S Toowoomba/ J Osborne (Res) Austin Cooper S 1071 (with the colour stated as) Blue/White. Being an Austin version this is a rare beast in Australia, probably a private import. But looking at the car in a B&W photo my first thought would have been to say Old English White body with a Black roof. This being the factory UK color scheme. But maybe the roof was painted blue. We can only surmise.
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[Steve Holmes]

Hows this for smokin' the bags! I believe this is possibly the Alton Boddenberg Valiant.

[Steve Holmes]

Can you help to ID these Humpy Holdens Ellis? The FJ I've managed to trace to a B. Stewart. Any more info than that? The FX has a fairly unique stripe running down off the bonnet, which might help to ID the driver.

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

Leo Geoghegan plays the larrikin

[zombie289]

More sports car photos to come, but here are a few touring car photos, including this great shot of a Lotus Cortina. Can anyone ID who this is? It kind of looks like Bob Jane driving, and remembering he destroyed his Mustang at Catalina Park in late 1965, did he revert back to the Cortina for 1966?

An interesting side note regarding this car: It ended up being an Appendx J car that was evetually purchased by Jim McKeowan in the 90's and was vigorously campained in Victoria... Jim still had what it took to run up the front... I feel very lucky that I was able to see Jim in action, second time round! It's kind of a shame that this car went to the UK as it is such a significant piece of Aussie race history.

[Steve Holmes]

The Cooper S looks a lot like the one Brian Foley raced through 1964 and '65, but did he still own it in early 1966?

[Cooper997]

The Cooper S looks a lot like the one Brian Foley raced through 1964 and '65, but did he still own it in early 1966?

Wow Steve!

More brilliant Bruce Wells photos.

#9 in theory probably is the old P & R Williams BMC, UK-built Cooper S that Foley used in 1964. For this 13/2/66 meeting Steve Harvey should be wrestling the understeer. The programme lists it as 1310cc in Red/White. Brian raced it with the factory Black roof. This could be Event 3 'Touring Car Race (Improved Production Under 1500cc).

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks Bruce, great info. Is this car still about somewhere?